-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- NBC has issued an apology for spoiling the results of teen swimmer Missy Franklin 's gold medal-winning race .

In the latest controversy during the network 's highly rated Summer Olympics coverage , NBC ran a `` Today '' show promo on Monday night that revealed the outcome of the heavily anticipated 100-meter backstroke before the event was actually telecast . Now NBC 's sports division , which has been pretty adamant about the merits of its tape-delay strategy as public criticism mounts , has issued a statement admitting the network screwed up .

`` Clearly that promo should not have aired at that time , '' said an NBC Sports spokesperson in a statement . `` We have a process in place and this will not happen again . We apologize to viewers who were watching and did n't know the result of the race . ''

NBC 's Today show ad announced last night , `` When you 're 17 years old and win your first gold medal , there 's nobody you 'd rather share it with , '' and showed footage of Franklin holding the gold medal and with her parents .

NBC 's attempt to herd viewers to primetime with tape-delayed coverage from London while covering a competition of global interest has sparked plenty of online outrage since the Games got underway on Friday -LRB- one critic dubbed the 2012 games `` the last great buggy-whip Olympics '' -RRB- . Yet ratings continue to be strong , with 31.6 million viewers watching Monday 's primetime coverage , the biggest audience for a non-U.S. Summer Games in 36 years .

Meanwhile one vocal critic of NBC whose Twitter account was suspended after he tweeted a network executive 's email address has been given his account back . `` Oh . My Twitter account seems to have been un-suspended , '' tweeted Independent journalist Guy Adams . `` Did I miss much while I was away . ''

See full story at EW.com .

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NBC ran a `` Today '' show promo that revealed outcome of 100-meter backstroke race

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NBC 's sports division issued a statement saying the network screwed up

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The public has criticized NBC 's coverage

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Journalist 's Twitter account was suspended after he tweeted NBC exec 's email address